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Promising Promises and Falling Out Of The Sky: Conversations With Jon McLaughlin and The dBs' Peter Holsapple

Mike Ragogna | Posted 05.18.2012

Read More: The Lovely Bones, Marshall Tucker, Bob Cowsill, Perez Hilton, Barry Cowsill, Ringo, Mike Mills, Gene Holder, Jon McLaughlin, Peter Holsapple, Hootie & the Blowfish, Continental Drifters, Tom Petty, Razor & Tie, Susan Cowsill, Big Star, Billy Cowsill, Jody Stephens, Alex Chilton, The Allman Brothers, John Cowsill, Chris Stamey, The Cowsills, Mark Lipsitz, Will Rigby, R.E.M., Sara Bareilles, Entertainment News

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Dog Ears Music: What We Really Want For ChristmasChanukahKwanzaa

Phil Ramone and Danielle Evin | Posted 02.22.2012

Read More: Pegi Young, Claudine Longet, Albert King, Neil Young, Music, Jesse Sykes & the Sweet Hereafter, Ben Taylor, Big Star, The Beatles, Emily Greene, Dale Earnhardt Jr. Jr., Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds, Spike Jones & His City Slickers, Graham Central Station, Lene Lovich, Bronski Beat, Cheap Trick, The Blue Nile, Big Joe Turner, Nine Inch Nails, Rod Stewart, Donald Fagen, Bon Iver, Hafdis Huld, Danielle Evin, Bobby Womack, Big Maybelle, Air, Maria McKee, mp3s, Robert Anderson, Bessie Smith, Ringo Starr, Peter Bjorn and John, Al Green, Phil Ramone, Albert Collins, Joni Mitchell, Brian Eno & David Byrne, The Black Keys, Lucille Ball, Dog Ears, Trio Los Panchos, Ugly-Casanova, Eddie Cleanhead Vinson, Entertainment News

This week we review albums by Neil Young, Bronski Beat, Cheap Trick, Hafdis Huld, The Beatles, and other artists.

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Imperfect Circle: R.E.M. Sums Up A Career In 40 Songs

Tony Sachs | Posted 01.15.2012

Read More: Mike Mills, Warner Bros., Velvet Underground, Rem, Athens GA, Part Lies Part Heart Part Truth Part Garbage, Automatic for the People, Music Retail, Bill Berry, Big Star, Alternative Rock, College Rock, Peter Buck, Alex Chilton, Michael Stipe, R.E.M., The Replacements, Indie Rock, Entertainment News

I can think of few other artists who have changed their sound so radically, so many times. "Gardening At Night," from 1982, doesn't sound anything like "Everybody Hurts," from 1992.

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Big Star's Food Truck Failed Inspection, Will It Go Rogue?

Time Out Chicago | Posted 12.06.2011

Read More: Chicago Red Tape, Chicago Food Trucks, Big Star, Food Truck Ordinance, Chicago Restaurants, Chicago News

The truck in Big Star's parking lot isn't supposed to be a tease. The fact that it's been sitting there, idle, for weeks is the result of high hopes: ...

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Sweetheart Of The Sun & Modern Art: Chatting With The Bangles' Susanna Hoffs and Matthew Sweet

Mike Ragogna | Posted 11.25.2011

Read More: Bonnie Raitt, Paul Chastain, David Connor, Linda Ronstadt, The B-52's, Prince, Susanna Hoffs, Winnona Ryder, Girls Like US, The Beach Boys, The Cruzados, Buzz of Delight, Austin Powers, The Who, Peter Buck, Crowded House, Yes, Velvet Crush, Burt Bacharach, The Byrds, The Bangles, The Velvet Underground, Fred Armisen, Ming Tea, Hanson, George Harrison, Lulu, The Pretenders, Soul Asylum, Debra Winger, Led Zepplin, Kimberley Rew, Joni Mitchell, Sheila Weller, Gerry and the Pacemakers, Eric Clapton, Brian Wilson, The Ramones, Debbi Peterson, Brendan O'Brien, Neil Young, Matthew Sweet, The Beatles, Big Star, Ric Menck, Carly Simon, James Brooks, Guitar Hero, Toni Stern, Tony Marsico, The Rasberries, Diana Ross & the Supremes, Carole King, The McKinley Sisters, Todd Rundgren, Terms of Endearment, Patti Smith, Steve Howe, Bob Dylan, Community Trolls, The Talking Heads, Vicki Peterson, Diana Ross, The Sex Pistols, Mitchell Froom, Robert Plant, Randy Newman, R.E.M., Lloyd Cole, David Letterman, Jimmy Page, Oh-Ok, Nazz, Entertainment News

"I think the culture today is very, very different from what it was in the '60s, and I feel lucky that I grew up at a time when I had these very strong female role models. They were strong women, but their power was very much connected to their creativity and their voice."

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Chicago’s Best Beer Gardens: Wicker Park Edition

| Ashley Henshaw | Posted 08.22.2011

Read More: Big Star, Wicker Park, Nick's Beergarden, Beer Gardens, Wicker Park Beer Gardens, Chicago Beer Gardens, Chicago, Beer, The Southern, Chicago News

Some may write off Wicker Park as a hipster haven, but there is no questioning the trendsetting tendencies of the 'hood. Whether you're catching a sho...

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Publican, Big Star Team Up For 'The Bruery'

| Lauren Drell | Posted 06.14.2011

Read More: The Bruery, Big Star, Best of Chicago, Chicago Around Town, Chicago Restaurants, The Publican, Chicago News

Can't decide between the Publican and Big Star? Now you can have your pork belly (and ceviche) and eat it too. That's because for one night only, the ...

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Collapse Into Now: A Conversation with R.E.M.'s Mike Mills

Mike Ragogna | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Big Star, Ptere Buck, Bill Rieflin, Scott McCaughey, Warren Zevon, Hindu Love Gods, Mike Mills, Chris Stamey, The Baseball Project, R.E.M., Michael Stipe, Entertainment News

To me, all R.E.M. albums feel like concept albums because they are so rich and well thought out. Here, R.E.M.'s Mike Mills discusses the band's creative process.

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Ken Stringfellow Masters the Disciplines of Rocking Out

Tony Sachs | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: The Posies, Virgins of Menace, Big Star, Spark & Shine Records, Ken Stringfellow, Lydia Lunch, No Wave, Briskeby, Thin Lizzy, R.E.M., Power Pop, Husker Du, The Disciplines, Entertainment News

With an absolutely ferocious, borderline-insane live show that's been talked about all over Europe for the last couple of years, the Disciplines are no longer a side project. They're a real band.

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One More Once: A Listen Back at the Records That Made 2010 More Bearable

Tony Sachs | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Elmore James, John Petkovic, Tom Jones, Roxy Music, Kanye West, William Shatner, Elo, Jon Auer, Brendan Benson, Sweet Apple, The Soundcarriers, Queen, J Mascis, The Reigning Sound, The Posies, Big Star, The Beatles, The Who, Xtc, Cheap Trick, The Zombies, Coco Hames, Queens of the Stone Age, Jack White, Dinosaur Jr, The Ettes, Nirvana, Paul McCartney, Billie Joe Shaver, Led Zeppelin, Allison Mosshart, Bob Dylan, Jason Falkner, The White Stripes, The Parting Gifts, John Lee Hooker, John Lennon, Ken Stringfellow, Susan Werner, Duke Ellington, Cobra Verde, Dan Auerbach, Air, The Dead Weather, The Hollies, The Kills, Greg Cartwright, The Black Keys, Jimi Hendrix, R.E.M., New Pornographers, Cee-Lo Green, Stereolab, Entertainment News

As a cranky, sleep-deprived new parent in the throes of box sets by hipsters, I declared (on Twitter, no less) that there was absolutely no need for me to hear Kanye's latest magnum opus. Until I heard a track on YouTube.

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Big Star Celebrates Anniversary With Music, Special Menu

Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Chicago Food, Big Star, Wicker Park, Goose Island, Chicago Events, Chicago, Chicago Restaurants, Chicago News

Wicker Park's beloved Big Star celebrates its one-year anniversary Monday with a special menu and a customized Goose Island bew. The anniversary par...

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Big Star Getting Enclosed Patio For Winter

Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Big Star, Chicago Mexican Food, Chicago Restaurants, Big Star Chicago, Tacos, Chicago Food, Chicago Bars, Bradley Bolt, Chicago News

Many Chicagoans spent countless hours this summer on Big Star's patio. Sipping Tecate with friends while sharing perfect guacamole and tacos al pastor...

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PHOTOS: Eating (Well) On The Cheap In Chicago

Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Big Star, Danny's Tavern, Chicago Restaurants, Cheap Eats, Chicago Food, Xoco, Slidepollajax, Rick Bayless, Food, Urban Belly, Chicago Around Town, Chicago Cheap Eats, Chicago News

You don't have to spend a fortune to eat well in Chicago, and while fine dining gems like Alinea keep winning awards, our cheap fare is getting some a...

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Listening Booth 1970: A Conversation With Marc Cohn

Mike Ragogna | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Joe Cocker, Roseanne Cash, Charlie Sexton, Van Morrison, Simon & Garfunkel, John Leventhal, George Harrison, Paul McCartney, Maroon 5, Wayne Carson, Shawn Colvin, Bread, Neil Young, Sam Cooke, Big Star, The Beatles, John Lennon, The Grateful Dead, Ringo Starr, Alex Chilton, Al Green, Adam Levine, Thom Yorke, Cat Stevens, The Box Tops, Smokey Robinson, James Taylor, Bruce Springsteen, Entertainment News

Listening Booth: 1970 is a concept album that compiles Marc Cohn's favorite -- and many would feel greatest -- songs from that year.

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Power-Pop Legends The Posies To Release "Blood/Candy," Their First New Album In Five Years

Tony Sachs | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: John Wesley Harding, Darius Minwalla, Jon Auer, The Disciplines, The Posies, Big Star, Alternative Rock, Matt Hiller, Bob Mould, Grunge, Ken Stringfellow, Alex Chilton, Rykodisc, R.E.M., Power-Pop, The Minus 5, Entertainment News

The Posies, who for more than two decades have staked their claim as one of the finest power-pop bands in the world, have announced the upcoming release of their first new album in five years.

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PHOTOS: Lollapalooza's AMAZING Food Lineup Revealed

Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Lollapalooza, Big Star, Lollapalooza Food Lineup, Chicago Restaurants, Rockit Bar and Grill, Graham Elliot, Charlie Trotters, Lollapalooza Food, Chicago Food, Kumas Corner, Sunda, Slidepollajax, Lollapalooza 2010, Chicago News

Lollapalooza's big, impressive lineup has met its match: some of Chicago's best chefs and restaurants are now on board to provide food to festival goe...

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HuffPost Review: Neil Young's Illustrated History, Plus a Conversation With Taylor Hanson, and a Q&A with Mathew Vlasic, Sony's President of Archive 1887

Mike Ragogna | Posted 05.25.2011

Flipping through Long May You Run: The Illustrated History -- a picture perfect documentation of Neil Young's musical story and beyond -- is the equivalent of listening to his music in an altered state.

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Author (Still) Unknown: The Brilliant Music and Star-Crossed Career of Jason Falkner

Tony Sachs | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Mott the Hoople, Elektra Records, The Grays, Travis, Aimee Mann, Suzanne Vega, Lisa Loeb, Brendan Benson, Jellyfish, Paul McCartney, 'N Sync, Babyface, The Three O'Clock, Daniel Johnston, Electric Light Orchestra, Beck, Jason Falkner, Alternative Rock, Big Star, Josie & the Pussycats, Xtc, Roger Manning, Air, Christina Aguilera, David Bowie, Cheap Trick, Power Pop, Jon Brion, Entertainment News

If you amassed a decent music collection during the '90s and '00s, then there's a good chance you own at least one record on which Jason Falkner has played, written or produced.

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White Light/White Heat: A Fan's Playlist For The Great Betty White

David Wild | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Michael Jackson, Art Blakey, Procol Harum, The Mary Tyler Moore Show, Velvet Underground, Neil Young, Hot in Cleveland, Crazy Horse, Big Star, Cream, Jeff Bridges, TV Land Awards, Graham Parker, David Bowie, Billy Idol, Betty White, Pink Martini, T-Rex, Todd Rundgren, The dB's, Betty, U2, Grandmaster Flash, Cat Stevens, Saturday Night Live, It's a Beautiful Day, Antonio Carlos Jobim, The Jazz Messengers, Sue Ann Nivens, Gym Class Heroes, Dido, Danny Elfman, Entertainment News

Here's one lifelong fan's loving playlist for this enduring comedy icon who turns our world on with her own "White Light/White Heat" -- the one and only Betty White.

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Remembering Alex Chilton: Icon and Iconoclast

Tony Sachs | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Glenn Miller, The Posies, Big Star, Andy Hummel, Jody Stephens, Ken Stringfellow, Jon Auer, Alex Chilton, Chris Bell, The Box Tops, Sxsw, R.E.M., The Replacements, Entertainment News

Alex Chilton died yesterday, but the guy that rock fans worshipped -- the musician who almost 40 years ago founded Big Star, and in the process helped give birth to power-pop and alternative rock -- died decades ago.

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Alex Chilton DEAD: Box Tops, Big Star Musician Dies Days Before SXSW Show

AP | CHRIS TALBOTT | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: New Orleans, Box Tops, Austin, Vocals, Music, Concert, Sxsw, Texas, Heart Problems, Big Star, Brent Grulke, Alex Chilton Dead, Memphis, Alex Chilton Dies, Singer, Guitar, Vocalist, Performance, John Fry, Sxsw 2010, Entertainment News

Alex Chilton, the singer and guitarist who had a No. 1 hit as a gravel-voiced teen with "The Letter" and went on to influence a generation of musician...

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Alternative Rock Icon Alex Chilton Dies in New Orleans

Karen Dalton-Beninato | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Big Star, Alex Chilton, South by Southwest, The Letter, The Boxtops. Rep. Steve Cohen, Alex Chilton Dead, Entertainment News

Big Star was to perform tomorrow at South by Southwest indie music festival in Austin, Texas Jody Stephens, Chilton's longtime bandmate, told "The Commercial Appeal" of Memphis.

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Compact Reviews Of This Week's Compact Discs, For Those Who Still Care, #9

Sal Nunziato | Posted 05.25.2011

In this edition of Compact Reviews, we take a look at new albums by Spoon and the Len Price 3, among others.

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"Thank You Friends": A Very Special Thanksgiving Playlist For The Huffington Post Community

David Wild | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: The James Gang, Neil Diamond, Sam & Dave, John Mellencamp, Johnny Cash, George Harrison, Thanksgiving, Kris Kristofferson, Ray Davies, Jimmy Buffet, Led Zeppelin, Alanis Morissette, Bob Dylan, Big Star, The Beatles, The Flaming Lips, Abba, Sly & the Family Stone, Billy Paul, Natalie Merchant, Don Henley, Frank Sinatra, William DeVaughn, Thanksgiving Commentary, The Enchanters, Dido, Jay-Z, Entertainment News

Here's my personal Thanksgiving playlist, designed to help put us all in the proper mindset for Thursday's holiday, and arguably for every other day here on earth too.

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Compact Reviews of This Week's Compact Discs, for Those Who Still Care: #3

Sal Nunziato | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Eric Clapton, Kiss, Peter Criss, Jerry Garcia, Jon Auer, Roy Loney, Christian McBride, Grateful Dead, Jim Dickinson, Mark Knopfler, Yep Roc, Gene Simmons, Corey Glover, Vernon Reid, The Posies, Memphis, Big Star, Violent Femmes, Ace Frehley, Alex Chilton, Ken Stringfellow, Dire Straits, Chris Bell, Jack DeJohnette, Flanin' Groovies, Jay Z, Paul Stanley, Black Rock Coalition, Living Colour, Bruce Hornsby, Entertainment News

Reviewed: Big Star, Ace Frehley, Gordan Gano, Bruce Hornsby, Jay-Z, Mark Knopfler, Living Colour, The Phantom Movers and Muse.

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